Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Liger

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[edit] Liger

Liger was proposed for deletion. This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep.

Peronally I think the article kicks ass. Stromire '07

This animal simply does not exist -- the idea of it was either created or popularized by the film Napoleon Dynamite Perhaps one could rework the article in order to make these facts clear; otherwise, it needs to be deleted. Humor is great, but it's isn't The Onion.Zantastik 06:36, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)'

  • Of course ligers exist. They've certainly existed long before the film Napoleon Dynamite did! [1] [2] or just google for 'lion tiger crossbreed" - Nunh-huh 06:56, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, this has survived multiple VfD attempts beforehand, IIRC. James F. (talk) 16:12, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Good article. Nomination appears to be based on poor information. Andrewa 18:15, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. It would have taken 5 seconds via google to work out that these and tigons are real animals. Xezbeth 18:29, Dec 26, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, save the ligers! --fvw* 18:42, 2004 Dec 26 (UTC)
  • Keep, I've seen one, at a Renaissance festival near Boston. It was an amazing creature. It was billed, I think, as the largest cat in the world, and it was huge. Paul August ☎ 18:47, Dec 26, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. I first heard of tigons an ligers years ago, but I've never heard of Napoleon Dynamite. P Ingerson 20:09, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Real hybrid animal. Jayjg | Talk 23:26, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep Ill-informed nomination. Icundell 00:38, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep: DCEdwards1966 01:55, Dec 27, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep for reasons above. --Szyslak 04:47, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, it really exists.
  • Keep: I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time like this -- I should have checked it out, and I totally blew it. Anyway, live and learn, all that -- but the article should stay.Zantastik 10:45, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • Actually I enjoyed reading your nomination :) If you like, you can strikethrough your previous comments like this <s>abc</s> Kappa 02:04, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Well, glad it is settled. Whoever left a warning about this on the talk page of the equivalent Persian entry: thanks anyways. – Kaveh (talk) 02:33, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep: An honest mistake, yes, but next time try referring to a real encyclopedia or Just Google It before wasting our time. GRider\talk 18:11, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Neutralitytalk 22:47, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)

This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion or on the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.

I'm editing this page just coz someone said not to, and to make a point. Wouldn't it be an idea to DISABLE editing options for pages which "should not be edited"? Oh, and it seems passing strange that "liger" was put forward for deletion because quite a few people had seen Napoleon Dynamite, and, being the post literate generation assumed it MUST come from there. I mean, this is the internet. It takes a couple of seconds to look up the word, the derivation, the history etc. I'm not that surprised that people thought ligers came from Napoleon Dynamite, more surprised that there were sufficient numbskulls of this persuasion to have the liger article listeed for deletion. Sheeeesh.....Myles325a (talk) 01:33, 11 January 2008 (UTC)